A Look Back at Grace Kelly’s Style

On what would have been the U.S.-born royal’s 85th birthday, FN looks back at some of Grace Kelly’s looks.

Philadelphia native Kelly left a now-legendary acting career in 1956 to become the Princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier III. Although she left Hollywood after appearing in only 11 films, her legacy looms large in both the cinematic and fashion worlds. Known for her elegant style on and off the screen, Kelly was just as comfortable in a ball gown in the film “To Catch a Thief” as she was in khakis in “Mogambo.”

Perhaps her most iconic look was the Hermes bag she often carried, thereafter coined the Kelly Bag. Further acknowledgment of her style came when Kelly was inaugurated into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1960.